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Samuel Dayton 1760–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1760

Birth Location: Newport, R.I.

Death Date: 16 FEB 1796

Death Location: Salisbury, N.C.

Father: Isaac Dayton

Mother: Mary Heaton

Spouse(s): Catharine Gaynor

Children(s):

The story of Samuel Dayton began in 1760 in Newport, R.I.. Samuel Dayton married Catharine Gaynor. Samuel Dayton passed away in 1796 in Salisbury, N.C..

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Dayton began in 1760 in Newport, R.I..
  • Samuel Dayton married Catharine Gaynor.
  • Samuel Dayton passed away in 1796 in Salisbury, N.C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Dayton
1720–1804
Birth Location: New Haven, CT
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Mary Heaton
1716–1793
Birth Location: –
MH

Spouses(s)

Catharine Gaynor
Birth Location: –
CG

Children(s)

Samuel Dayton's Ancestors

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Samuel Dayton
1760–1796
Birth Place: Newport, R.I.
Parents
Isaac Dayton
1720–1804
New Haven, CT
Mary Heaton
1716–1793
Grandparents
Isaac Dayton
1684–1756
Elizabeth Todd
1690–1752
New Haven, CT
Great-Grandparents
Michael Todd
1653–1713
Elizabeth Brown
1670–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Brown
1642–1714
Sarah Bulkeley
1640–1723

Samuel Dayton's Timeline

2 Records

1760
ABT 1760
Birth of Samuel Dayton in Newport, R.I.
Newport, R.I.
1796
16 FEB 1796
Age 36
Death of Samuel Dayton in Salisbury, N.C.
Salisbury, N.C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1760
    Event Place: Newport, R.I.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1796
    Event Place: Salisbury, N.C.
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